Sunday, November 29, 2009

REPOST** PART 2- PAINTINGS DEPICTING THE ANNUNCIATION BY GABRIEL TO MARY

**THIS IS A REPOST**Please take the time to read the post above this one--if offers understanding behind the images in this post***

Below are a few examples of the hundreds of paintings depicting Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary =

“The Annunciation of Mary” and "The Adoration" and "The Annunciation to the Shepherds"
(Some of the paintings do not have the artist name.)

"The Annunciation" Gabriel and Mary
John Collier Contempary artist

"The Annunciation" "The Annunciation of the Shepherds"
Benjamin Gervitsz Cuyp Dutch (1612-1652)

"The Annunciation" Gabreil and Mary

"The Annunciation"

El Greco

"The Annunciation" c.1898

by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) American artist

"The Annunciation" Gouache 1186-1896

by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902)

French painter and illustrator

"The Annunciation"

As shown in the movie "The Nativity"

"The Annunciation"

Leonardo da Vinci (c 1472-1475) Italian

"Adoration of The Wise Men"

Romare Bearden American artist

"The Annunciation"

by Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510) Floretine artist

"The Annunciation" c.1437

by Fra Angelico (1400-1455) Florentine artist

"The Crèche" by Joseph Stella

(krĕsh, krāsh)(the Nativity), representation of the Infant Jesus in the manger, usually surrounded by figures of Mary, Joseph, shepherds, animals, and the Wise Men; also called Christmas Crib. The crèche has been displayed in churches during the period from Christmas Eve to Jan. 6 since the Middle Ages, especially after St. Francis of Assisi instituted the custom in 1223 at Gréccio, Italy. It is a Christmas tradition in many homes. The term crèche is also applied to a day nursery.

Daily Scripture

Proverbs 4:6-7

"Forsake Not Wisdom, And She Will Keep, Defend, And Protect you; Love Her, And She Will Guard you.The Beginning of Wisdom Is: Get Wisdom, skillful and godly Wisdom! For skillful and godly Wisdom Is the principal thing. And With All you Have Gotten, Get Understanding, discernment, comprehension, and interpretation." [James 1:5]

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